Example sentences of "[noun prp] [to-vb] at [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A conciliatory statement by Eisenhower on 20 January 1960 ( which may in itself have given the Soviet leadership the impression that a little meddling in Cuba would not incur serious repercussions ) was vociferously denounced by the PSP , creating an additional source of pressure on the Kremlin to make at least some show of solidarity with Castro 's ‘ small country struggling alone ’ . |
| 2 | The recent decision of the Russian government to revive its nuclear-energy programme indicates that the Soviet common joint energy grid , once the largest in the world , may help Russia to restore at least some economic control over its former empire . |
| 3 | The most imperative need of all when it comes to Lord 's where leg spinners often make their presence felt , is for England to have at least two left handers and to see how Warne gets on against them . |
| 4 | The report , citing diplomatic sources , said that the deal had been signed in late 1990 and provided for Myanma to pay at least half the price in rice and timber . |
| 5 | After two years of study , a blue-ribbon panel of experts this week advised NASA to plan at least four ‘ essential ’ planetary ventures between now and the year 2000 . |